The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-03-10

with murdorous feelings.
So srcs, is my aa,ipAthy that the yer,
Sigh, Of one Of the wrissling. sluirming
red.facei things has given me Indigestion
fer week. | quite approve 81 the hindo'
law allowing parents to throw their gar
babies 10 the crocodiles, and dcvonily vial
there Was a similar Law 10 America
would adCp, healthy crocodile Y eoa's
feed II on babies
Next 10 babies l ahhor women. When
ever sea woman thoroughly believe il
future torment; only l believe il is rish
here on this smiling, deceittul womst
filled planet. How ] pity poor Aism who
had only gigeling, silly woman for com
psny. sometime wonder whether hs
didn't commit suicide instead Of dying
natural death.
was not spways misanthrops ws'
innocent once. loved my fellow men (nol
to speak OF the love bore my fellov
women but am changed. and this II
why.
Once had friend. We grew mp to-
gether from happy boyhood, aud IKE
Juno's swans we "went coupled aud in-
seperable." We learned to smoke and
swear together, fought each other and
eyeryon else, aud when We grew up We
Joined the same club and the golden band
OF friendship seemed riveted fast; until ai
Of sudden Jim grew silent morose'
sometimes wildly gay; his visits to tho club
became few and far between, and one day
be got married and the club knew him nc
more So for long time ! lost sight ol
him But one day met him. He wrung
my hand 10 that strong, fervent way which
some men have, aud while | was settling
my arm back into its socket he made me
promise to spenl that evening with him.
Only Mary, the baby aud | will be pres.
ent the wretch said, knowing that l was
somewhat bashful.
Well, went went to find that Jim had
basoly deceived me, for the first person ]
saw was q woman, not his wife, but love.
", calm, white robed woman with sweet,
dark gray eyes. and golden brown hair
that rippled and curled all over her be-
witchiag head. She was Jim's sister in
law. As said before, was basheful, but
in very few minutes was actually talk
ing to her without blushing, aud the even
ing passed happily though trifle too
swiftly.
Jims wife was very sociable, so sociable
that she brought the baby IN. and even let
me experience the bliss oi holding III
happily it cried, and she took 1t. To prove
her friendship for her husbands friend
she asked me to stand godfather for it,
aud, as its lovely auntie was to be god
mother, cofseuted.
grew terribl, fond OF Jim after that.
lu fact, was growing very fond OF the
baby aud went up there very often. each
time taking it u little gift. ! started by
giving it wee ring, and wound up with a
fifty dollar perambulator lined with plush
pink And OH the money spent on
theatre tickets, drives, books, fruit, flowers
confectionery not for tho baby, however,
but for baby's auntie, for alas l was
hopelessy and madly in love, and bad
made up my mind to propose when somo-
thing occurred. II was the christening OF
that baby. With tina. occurency, the
hopes Of John Freeman, bachelor, died.
The day set for the baptism was freezing
cold, but / donned my best attire and
set out for Jim's. My adored Clara met
me at the door, looking so sweet. and
bnshiug so pretty when / spoke to ber
thai my old time confusion seized me, and
| made goose Of myself by throwing my
new brown kids into the coal semitic, snd
trying to put out the lighted stump Of
my havana on my hand.
As it was Sunday, and just before the
morning service, the church was pretty
we'll filed. aud under the impression that
| really loved that baby. they kindly let
me hold it.
Oh the agony endured II WAS q
great, fat, vigorous child, aud seemed to
have as many arms as devil fish. II
s isgled and tS ted, pulled ny mustache
il my eyes waierel, crumpled my i'm
d. cnlate collar; dragged my cravat around
nu Ter my ear. gursled, choked. got red in
the face and when gave II little pat on
the back. let forth yell like Piute war.
whoop. tried to dande it as ! bad seen
its foolish mother do. II buried its hands
in my hair aud clung there like burr, to
the great amusement OF some small boys
and a crowd Of gigging girls
Al this time It's unfeeling parents and
aunt seemed oblivious to everything ex-
cept their prayer books. Presently the
minister held out his arms and said Name
this child.
beard i,s god mother amt say Clare
4 = mno.
fnrn aas uDlone The conjunction
i lier name with niue unnamed me. My
head grew dizzy. ny limbs trembled, and
q mist came before my eyes. j made q
strp forward 10 plsce the child 10 the
mili t~r's arn.s, when somehow, my legs
got isngled ia its lsug skirts and tum-
bied.
! ~ d, the baby forgot everything,
3 lbrrw out my arms In Wild effort TO
say a.y self, when---oh borrorsl--I drop
ped tbs, baby right into tue font oi ice
cold wpiei
hesrl a succession Of sbrieks from the
ladies'. aud heard my darling Clare say
'.lOu n.Onsleff' Then my memory became
blank thought tbs church fell Oh me.
/ uow Wish that 1t had. | have q vague